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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Durind Dinesen's time, competing with a man was considered to be ___________________.
(a) a waste of time.
(b) unwomanly.
(c) admirable.
(d) amusing.

2. Where did Denys take Dinesen in 1929?
(a) France.
(b) America.
(c) England.
(d) India.

3. Who helped Dinesen manage through her illness?
(a) Thelma.
(b) Bror.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Thomas.

4. Which of the following was NOT something that made Bjornvig leave Dinesen?
(a) Her criticism.
(b) Her manipulations.
(c) Her mood swings.
(d) Her sense of humor.

5. How did Dinesen feel about this period of her life (mid-1920s)?
(a) It was a time of good and bad.
(b) It was a time she would like to forget.
(c) It was the high point of her life.
(d) It was a pleasant time.

6. What role did Dinesen play in her relationship with Bjornvig?
(a) She babied him.
(b) She dominated him.
(c) She financially supported him.
(d) She abused him.

7. With what did Dinesen struggle throughout her life?
(a) Money.
(b) Power.
(c) Weight.
(d) Love.

8. Many of Dinesen's stories during this period address ______________________.
(a) Good vs. evil.
(b) Lost love.
(c) Travel adventures.
(d) Aristocracy in a changing world.

9. In what year did Dinesen turn 50?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1947

10. What was one of Dinesen's routine activities?
(a) Playing the piano.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Going on safari.
(d) Sewing clothes.

11. Unresolved conflicts in Dinesen's life created ____________________.
(a) her mood swings.
(b) her suicide attempt.
(c) her divorce.
(d) her business failure.

12. Sometimes Denys would show Dinesen movies about __________________.
(a) vacation destinations.
(b) wildlife.
(c) native people.
(d) his childhood.

13. What caught Denys' attention in 1930?
(a) Cars.
(b) Airplanes.
(c) Yachts.
(d) Politics.

14. What likely caused Dinesen's miscarriage of a baby?
(a) Syphilis treatments.
(b) Malaria.
(c) A fall down stairs.
(d) Emotional trauma.

15. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig?
(a) Dinesen's gardener.
(b) Dinesen's close friend.
(c) Dinesen's accountant.
(d) Dinesen's chauffeur.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the war, Dinesen became involved with a movement of young ___________________.

2. What did Dinesen do when it looked as if she would lose the coffee plantation?

3. Which of the following was NOT a typical theme for Dinesen's work?

4. People around Dinesen interpreted her drug-induced ramblings as __________________.

5. What two animals did Dinesen and Denys come upon on New Year's Day?

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